Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Fontana, Kansas Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fontana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fontana, KS
Thursday, June 4 at 8:23 PM
84
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
55%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Fontana, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFontana, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 71°H 87°
Fontana, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    15%
    87°66°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    0.04″
    89°71°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    86°68°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    67%
    0.11″
    79°65°-7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    89°68°+10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    89°72°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    89°72°
Fontana, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · veering 48°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 24 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3614SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Fontana, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.4
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.4
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-5.8
mb
24h
-6.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.1979.8979.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fontana, KS
Air quality
38
AQI
Moderate
+12 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
6.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 53

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fontana, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.1mi
UNLIMITED
95 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:23 UTC ·Fontana, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:23 UTC ·Fontana, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fontana, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fontana, KS
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fontana, KS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fontana, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:44 AM
Moonset
2:27 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fontana, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fontana at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Fontana

SPC has placed Fontana in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Fontana

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.